JESUS MAFA. The Ascension, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, Tenn.
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Ascension of Our Lord
Seventh Sunday of Easter
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Sermon Brainwave #356 - Ascension Day
[Repeat from 2014] Discussion on texts for Ascension Day: (Gospel) Luke 24:44-53; (1st Reading) Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; (2nd Reading) Ephesians 1:15-23.